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Muxtape Loses the Battle

Last month I wrote about the legal problems online mixtape generator Muxtape was enduring. The battle didn’t last long.  Muxtape officially shut down for good this week, citing difficulties coming to an agreement with major labels.  I’d recommend going to Muxtape's website to read founder Justin Oellette’s thoughtful explanation of the situation, which closes by saying, “The industry will catch up some day, it pretty much has to.”

Smashing Pumpkings Finally Come Home

Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlain and some random people Smashing Pumpkins will at long last return to their hometown of Chicago for a four night run of shows split between two venues.  The band will play November 18th and 19th at The Chicago Theatre and November 21st and 22nd a few blocks south at the Auditorium Theater.  Ticket information has not been announced, but will presumably be announced by an overwrought, melodramatic full page newspaper ad penned by Corgan.

Limewire Releases Free Compliation of Chicago Bands

Limewire and Chicago Innerview Magazine have teamed up with Matt Rucins of Schubas to put together 11 tracks from Chicago's most promising bands.  The entire thing is available via a free download over at the Limewire Music Store  and includes songs from Brighton MA, Pretty Good Dance Moves, and  Maps and Atlases among others. 

Forward Thinking for the Clueless Set

Failing at a remarkable rate of speed, record labels have been forced to think outside of the box when looking for new ways to connect with customers.  If this idea  is any indication, they're not very good at it.